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    Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 12:40am
My pod now has a new heating system: Hot water heating. I made a heater core, HWT doubles as boiler also put in 2 computer fans and an inline water pump. It's super quiet, only draws 1 amp, I'm very happy with it.
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 7:20am
Way to go Sonny! That should keep you guys nice and toasty this winter! 

Would like to see more pics on where and how you tapped the hot water source and where the pump is located, the pump used, and pump control is. 
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 8:13am
Great work!!
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 8:31am
Nice solution! I looked at the Aqua-Hot Heaters but couldn't justify the cost...yet.

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Posts: 6417 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 9:31am
I definitely would like to see more details about this mod.
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 9:41am
Wow.  Is their no limit to what you can do.  I am looking forward to seeing your latest mod next year at the 2017 Pacific NW Roundup.  Fabulous.  Safe Travels.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2016 at 10:35am
Are the fans thermostatically controlled? 1A draw sounds great for off grid heat. And of course, as always, great work and execution.
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Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2016 at 12:20am
 The heater is thermostat controlled, I can bypass the heater core by closing 2 valves in and out of the HWT. I can also switch off the pump or the fans. The nice part about that is that I can run the fans just for air circulation. The air gets picked up through the vent under the shower, therefor I made the hole
bigger. The big silver blob you see in front of the HWT is the inline water pump. The heater itself is in the outside storage.

  

   

 

 
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Posts: 6417 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2016 at 9:08am
Let me see if I am interpreting the picture correctly.

1. Hot water from the water heater is piped to your new heat exchanger to heat the air.
2. Cool water returning from the heat exchanger goes to the pump and is returned to the cold water line to go back to the water heater.
3. Thermostat controls operation of the pump and fan. Fan can be switched independently to operate if heat is not needed.

With the 179, I added a divider, making a small compartment into which I could install such a heat exchanger and not have it in the exterior storage. That is limited enough as is since it does not go all the way across in the 179. My air return would also have to be different. The remaining questions I have are parts questions. What pump did you use for this? I am going to have to assume it is a 12V pump. What thermostat? For the heat exchanger core, what did you use?
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2016 at 2:20pm
Sonny, how are you going to winterize that thing? 
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